This book contains O. Henry's Christmas works in the best Russian translations and in their most complete form, including not only widely known short stories such as 'The Gift of the Magi' but also the rarely published Christmas miniatures 'Postscripts.' The collection is supplemented by an article by Yevgeny Zamyatin about O. Henry and information about the translators, who usually remain in the shadows but convey the author's voice and his Christmas joy to the reader.
Nikeya
Christmas Short Stories (Rozhdestvenskie Novelly)
£16.37
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Specification
Publisher: Nikeya
Weight: 370
Author: O. Genri
Circulation: 6000
Cover: Hardcover
Language: Russian
Pages: 160
Publication year: 2025
ISBN: 978-5-907828-54-4
ISBN (Barcode): 9785907828544
Meet The Author
O. Genri
O. Henry (real name William Sydney Porter) was an outstanding American writer and prose author, known for his popular short stories characterized by subtle humor and unexpected endings.
He was born on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina, to Dr. Algernon Sidney Porter and Mary Jane Virginia Swaim Porter. At the age of three, he lost his mother, who died of tuberculosis. Later, he came under the care of his paternal aunt. After school he studied pharmacy and worked in his uncle’s pharmacy.…
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